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Re: Doctor Who Rare Entries Contest DWRE2

Keith Morby <morbiusmass...@freeserve.co.uk>

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> This is the second Doctor Who Rare Entries contest. There a few minor
> rule changes from last time and these have been highlighted below. This
> contest is also available at the Outpost Gallifrey bulletin board.
> http://www.gallifreyone.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2526008#post2526008

> SHORT RULES

> The purpose of this game is as follows: for each of the questions, your
> objective is to give an answer that
> (1) is correct, and
> (2) will be duplicated by as FEW other people as possible.

> ** Answers must be submitted by email only. DO NOT POST ANSWERS HERE **

> THE QUESTIONS

> 0. Give a word which refers to something Venusian mentioned by any
> character or seen on-screen. In other words, if mention is made of
> "Venusian Artichokes" in The Terror of Evil, then "Artichokes"
> would be a correct answer.

Akaido

> 1. Identify a character referred to by two or more different names in
> the closing credits. Answers referring to the same character will be
> treated as equivalent. "Different names" means more different than
> a simple re-rendering of the same name.

The Doctor/Salamander
The Doctor/Meglos Doctor

> 2. Name a story which features no alien characters other than The
> Doctor.

Inside the Spaceship AKA Edge of Destruction AKA Beyond the Sun

> 3. Some regular or recurring characters have met their identical
> doubles. Name one of these doubles.

The Docdtor - Android double Android Invasion

> 4. Name a target novelisation of a "Doctor Who" story written
> neither by Terrance Dicks, nor the original, credited author of the
> televised story on which it was based.

Ark In Space - Ian Marter

> 5. Name one unique feature of The Deadly Assassin. Your answer should
> complete the sentence: "It is the only story which..."

...doesn't feature a regular companion?

> 6. Name a fictional device, self-contained and serving a particular
> purpose (rather than a component of something larger), which has been
> seen in The Doctor's possession.

Sonic Screwdriver

> 7. Name one of the producers of "Doctor Who".

Verity Lambert, John Wiles, Innes Lloyd, Peter Bryant, Derrick Sherwin,
Barry Letts, Philip Hinchcliffe, Graham Williams, John Nathan-Turner, Alex
Beaton, Matthew Jacobs, Phil Collinson

> 8. Name a television drama or comedy programme, transmitted in the UK
> on a mainstream channel prior to the first posting of this competition,
> which has over the course of its run featured at least two of the 10
> official actors to have played The Doctor in credited, speaking roles.

Does "Withnail and I..." count?

> 9. Name one of the ten actors who have officially played The Doctor.

William Hartnell - but this is a daft question as there are more than just
ten. The first Doctor was also played by Richard Hurndall (officially)

Will this do Tom?

Morbius